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NPL Bicycle Frame Design Project

NPL Bicycle Frame Design Project

This exercise shows the tricky business of compromise that all engineers face. In designing a bicycle frame, choice of materials can affect different properties of the bike in different ways. The task of finding the right material for the job can be awkward - are you after a cheap frame, or are you building a racing frame, with money no object? This suite of applets allows you to experiment with different tube cross-sections....

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engineering, bicycles, engineers
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Material Type:
Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:
May 7, 2000
Date Modified in MERLOT:
June 12, 2018
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Submitter:
John Walkup
Primary Audience:
College General Ed
Technical Format:
Website, Java Applet
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Not specified at this time
Technical Requirements:
CosmoPlayer
Language:
English
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No
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Sally Robertson
Sally Robertson (Librarian)
12 years ago

Cannot find the bicycle frame design project.

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